Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia

Gambia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 9,233 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9,233 number
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
84th
of 187 countries
All-time high
9,595 number
in 1997
All-time low
1,557 number
in 1972
Years of data
42
1971–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia, 1971–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1971199520191971: 1.7k number1972: 1.6k number1973: 1.9k number1974: 2.0k number1975: 1.7k number1976: 1.8k number1977: 4.0k number1978: 3.5k number1979: 3.5k number1980: 3.5k number1981: 3.9k number1982: 4.2k number1983: 4.7k number1984: 5.6k number1985: 6.0k number1986: 7.8k number1987: 7.8k number1989: 8.5k number1992: 8.9k number1993: 8.5k number1994: 8.2k number1995: 8.9k number1996: 9.1k number1997: 9.6k number1999: 8.5k number2000: 8.0k number2001: 8.1k number2002: 8.1k number2003: 5.7k number2004: 5.2k number2005: 6.2k number2006: 5.6k number2007: 6.4k number2008: 6.0k number2010: 3.3k number2011: 3.2k number2012: 3.3k number2013: 4.4k number2014: 5.2k number2015: 8.0k number2016: 8.4k number2019: 9.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia is 9,233 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia peaked at 9,595 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,557 number, in 1972.

Gambia ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,392 number 1,557 number 4,028 number 9
1980s 5,764 number 3,464 number 8,490 number 9
1990s 8,821 number 8,197 number 9,595 number 7
2000s 6,603 number 5,240 number 8,131 number 9
2010s 5,621 number 3,186 number 9,233 number 8

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 81 Russia 10,061 number compare
  2. 82 Belgium 9,744 number compare
  3. 83 Equatorial Guinea 9,303 number compare
  4. 85 Sri Lanka 8,976 number compare
  5. 86 Panama 8,150 number compare
  6. 87 Germany 7,901 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia was 9,233 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 9,595 number in 1997.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,557 number in 1972.
How does Gambia rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Gambia ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.